Associated with paint manufacturing for almost 200 years. Berger is an instantly recognized name worldwide. Berger Jenson & Nicholson acquired British Paints in 1969 and as a result of this acquisition the Berger Group, Berger Jenson & Nicholson was formed. In the years prior to this merger, other mergers had brought together Lewis Berger & Sons, with John Hall and Jenson & Nicholson. All these four organizations contributed their various expertise in the areas that they were strong in to the group that had been created.
The strength of Berger in building paints was complimented by British Paints strength in marine coatings, Jenson & Nicholson's pioneer work on color mixing systems and John Halls vast knowledge of the building industry. The Berger Group has 49 manufacturing plants in 32 countries around the world as well as marketing representatives on every continent of the globe. Along with its associated companies Berger employs more than 12000 people and also has a Research & Development capability that is available globally.
In Pakistan, Berger Paints Pakistan Limited came into existence on the 25th of March, 1950 with the opening of Jenson & Nicholson trading company at Karachi. In the start Berger was primarily concerned with importing of paints into Pakistan. The actual manufacturing and production of paints in Pakistan started five years later on the 7th of July 1955. In the year 1973, the company began a process of expansion of its existing capacity, as there was an increase in the demand for paints in the country. One year after the move to expand in-order to cater to the growing demand for paints in Pakistan, Berger had opened a branch in Lahore by 1974. Five years after expansion of Berger started, a branch office was opened in Islamabad in 1978. The Color Advisory Center was also opened in 1974 in Karachi and this followed its way to the cities of Lahore and Islamabad.
Berger was initially started up as a Private Limited Company but on the 29th of